Type-slug-casting apparatus



G B.v FIELDS TYPE SLUG CASTING APPARATUS Filed March 24. 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

. G. B. FIELDS TYPE SLUG CASTING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March24, 1922 INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

GORDON: n'nr n's',for Jncxsonvrrrn, rnoiarnn;'

eppiication; filed March 24,, 1922. Serial no. 548,446; p,

To all cbiziom z't'onag concern: I

: a citizen of the .United,' States, resid ing atacksonville, inithe"county, o'iiDQuval and State-pf Florida, have invented new;

' and; useful. Improvements in-fType-Slugi Another, obje'ct of vprovision of a simple andimproved method:

1 ofcasting orreproducingzincetchings or-jtype in slug form, by tlieuseof a type cast-,

for the latter}; f 1

111g machine, the invention being especially rusefulln printingsignatures upon bcndjcou-.

. pens; As an illustration, in printinga nurn ber of signaturesupon the:coupons of as1ngle bond, the latterinu'stbeirun throughthe pressa'nurnber of times, or afseparate'etchning, mounted and nserted 1n typeform,

must be supplied for each couponsignature i Both of thesefmethods' areexpensive, while by the use of the "present invention,

any number of duplicates can be made'from a single zinc etchingbyailinotypej0perat0r,;:

at a low cost and in a relatii ely'short time.

, With the above and otherobjects in view; theinvention'further includesthe 'following novel features and i'details of construction, tobehereinafter morefully described, i illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the In the drawings Figure l is adetailp Vbench vise etching holder'or depth block, used in connection with theinvention.

appended claims, a

Figure 2 isan elevation of the same showing a zinc etching att'achedthereto.v 5'

Figure 3, blank matrix slide."

Figure 4 is an elevation of a, casting block i with thematrix' slide inplace;

' Figure 5 is an end View showing the parts asseznbled for insertion ina bench vise 1 t Figure 6 is an elevation of the casting I block afterit is removed from the bench V vise and showing 7 Figure 7 is a'detailview of a slug reproducediupon the matrix slide.

'. QR ferring :in

"the invention :is the rspe'ctive view of a v I chine, the metal in thepotof this-machine being- Worked at as low a temperature as posis adetail perspective view of v 3 ing block for each casting With asuitable e the matrix etching Within f the matrix slide.

Figure 8 is an elevation of this slug.

prisesa bench vise etchingrholder-and depth is, provided along nelacewitha depression lower side is clcaneclandfpasted to the bench visfeetchino' holder Within the groove 16, as

] illustrated in Figure 20f the drawings;

T; Ainatrix slide which is indicated at 18'is nextpositioned Within atype casting ma-" chine casting block 19 and the holder'l5 and block 19,togetherith a bench vise filling piece 20vis inserted in a bench viseandpres:

sure is applieduntil the etching holder and casting: block are pressedfirrnly together at i p g 7 i the pointsindicated at a and 'b." Thezinc;

etching 17 is'then forced into thevinatrix :slide, the depth beingregulated by thecon: tac tv ofthe, etching holder "and casting block, 7

; -,lj SahLdQVHitlOIYOf a bench, vise'x type holderlshowing the type inplace;

Figure 1O,-is a-- v1ew similar to; Figure :5 I showingthe type holdersubstituted for the Q fetching ho'lderfl 1 g I detail; to the 5drawings, I v wherein like characters of reference denotecorfespondingparts; the invention 'co 1n'-n f 7 'gblocl; whichisfindica'ted This holderQj e {or groove 16; ithin which isadaptedto be]seated aiiinc etching to be reproduced,here:1

inshovvn as a signatureand'indicatedat 17:- This etching is in unmountedform anld its at the points a and and provides aproper depth foncastinga slug type high.

I The etching -holder and casting block' are'l "then removed from thebench visegandthe' V I90 zinc etching removed from thei matrix slide,"

-care being exercised so as-not to injure the p =matr1x.1. I v

The casting block with the matrix slide therein is then inserted in alinotype masible Without producing a chilled slug. 2c

at 21. v By brushing the 'matrix in the" cast- 1 slug producedfroin thismatrixois indicated oi brush,.such as a -tooth brush and by usinggraphite, as many slugs may b pprqduc'ed.

asfare needed. 7 I y In addition to the reproduction of zinc I etchings,the invention is also capable of use induplicating type. Inthe latteruse, pure a drawings should be substituted for the The type'isset upWithin the holder 22 and the} latter is er'rang ed' as shownin Figure-.in reserved to make;such changesfaeproperly fall Within the scope p 1The'herein ing matrices for-typecaetingn aehineecon i Si'Sting Qf actypecarryingbloclohaving v I; shoulder arranged above and-heiojw the typ'e Jtherein; the'type ofgtlietype carrying-block;

a I 74 1 maybe, subjected: ie-pressure to--foice t a and then eubjeccedf to'preeeiire toxfor'ce the 1 etching or type into thefa Ce ofthoslide, "type into the slide, until the SiIOllldElSiOf'.

the typeea rryingl bloekengage thelface o-i'm' The invention 15susceptihlefof various oh'anges 111,1ts form, proportions andlniinor l0and placed within a bench vise. Pres--- sure is applied and the methoddescribed in connection Withthe repro'dnctio'n'of etchings, is"followed.

details of'eonst 'nction and the right is hereela-im's.

the appended claimedis described method of fe n-' and the casting blockhaving a magtrix slide' .1 forfusein type casting maehines, 7 c

the casting block to form a matrix for use in type casting machines; I ra I described method of form- I 2; The herein ing matric-es'ior typecasting machines consisting of a. combined etehing holder anddepth'regulating bloek, having an etching @gse cured: theretoand acasting block hav- Jing a. matrix slide in one face thereof and V afillingl' piece in the: opposite face, with the etching arranged inContact with the slide; and then subjecting the bloelr tof'pressure toforcethe et ching into thefa'ce olfthcholder-lend"depthblook, to form a'niatri t 3. liieansior making {matrices comprisin'g casting block, amatrix-slide themein;

a; combined holder and depthi egiilatoi' for" holding an fetching ortype, for contact" with thematrix slide and a filling pie'ee for thecasting block, whereby" the block and holder,

. In testimony whereof I mysignature.

- I i I v v .Qslide'to a de thregUlatedby the'c'ombined' described :theinvention what 1B I GORDGN BIFIELDS

